The growth of gambling in Arizona and across the country has had a desensitizing-effect on many people. Often all we see on TV are the big paydays and hear the talking points about how much revenue gambling can allegedly create for cash-strapped states. Arizona, like...
Cathi Herrod
Man Knows Not His Time
Yesterday I received the sad news that a dear ministry friend, Pastor Leo Godzich, passed away following a car accident while in Uganda to preach. I first met Leo twenty-five years ago when he was ministering to individuals suffering from AIDS. Through the years, Leo...
Maricopa County Community College Considers Misguided Policy
Maricopa County Community College's Governing Board is considering adding "gender identity" to the district's non-discrimination policies. Center for Arizona Policy submitted this letter explaining why these changes should not be approved. August 23, 2011 Randolph...
ACLU at it Again; Files Lawsuit Challenging Center for Arizona Policy-Supported Bill
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has filed a lawsuit challenging HB 2384, which was signed by Governor Brewer earlier this year. Center for Arizona Policy (CAP) drafted and supported this legislation that ensures that donations to organizations that provide,...
Victory for Arizona’s Women: Planned Parenthood Ends Abortion Services at Seven Arizona Locations
Planned Parenthood has chosen to end their services rather than raise the standard of care they provide women to be at the same level as all other medical care in the state. For years, life advocates at the legislature have been saying that Arizona women deserve...
Victory for Life Advocates: Arizona Court of Appeals Upholds Abortion Consent Act
The Arizona Court of Appeals today upheld the Abortion Consent Act. This law, signed by Governor Jan Brewer in 2009, was enjoined by Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Daughton following a Planned Parenthood lawsuit. Today's 3-0 opinion vacates the injunction in its...
Defending Life in Court
Center for Arizona Policy is involved in ongoing litigation regarding two key bills to protect women’s health and safety and the preborn. To help you understand the background of these critical cases and what they will mean for our state, we’ve composed these two...
Why Protect Marriage: Reaction to New York
This post is a part of our ongoing series discussing the importance of protecting marriage as the union between a man and a woman. Over the weekend, New York's same-sex "marriage" law went into effect. The National Review Online spoke with some of the nation's leading...
Good News! 16 CAP-Supported Bills Become Law
Today is a great day for everyone who calls Arizona home. It's been 90 days since the end of the 2011 legislative session, which means 16 Center for Arizona Policy (CAP)-supported bills take effect today. That's 101 CAP-supported bills enacted into law since 1995!...
BREAKING NEWS: Ninth Circuit Rules in Favor of Church in Yuma!
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled in favor of religious liberty for an Arizona church today. In 2007, the city of Yuma had unlawfully denied the church a permit to use its building for worship. Attorneys for Center for Arizona Policy and the...